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I was born at the perfect time to pursue a career in full-stack software development. I grew up programming 8-bit computers, then learned Unix in college. I entered the workforce at the emergence of Windows for Workgroups and Linux, and I'll be retiring right about the time the AI's make me redundant. Also, the year Social Security goes broke.
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Months and months of planning by lots and lots of middle management can save literally hours of programming.
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Give a man a program, and you'll frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, and you'll frustrate him for a lifetime.
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I have a mental illness that makes me think that people will change their minds if I present the correct arguments with the appropriate facts and data.
@xxclusionary, on Twitter -
I've put all of my skill points into arguing with blinking lights.
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But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a new piece of Apple gear, to lust after it, hath committed purchase of it already in his heart.
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Don't say you're easy on me; you're about as easy as a nuclear war.
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I sold the Renoir and the TV set; don't wanna be around when this gets out.
Duran Duran, The Reflex
Author Archives: David K.
Ferris Bueller Orders a Pizza
This is so well done, I don’t even care that it was an ad.
Modern Enigma Cracking
The CIA & NSA are running the media, “social” especially. Like the Allies cracking Enigma, and carefully choosing what pieces of intel to act upon, lest they give the game away, the deep state is very careful about what posts … Continue reading
Hmmmm… Pizza
I’m just going to say it: I miss getting a slice of Garcia’s pizza after a night of drinking in West Lafayette when I was going to Purdue. If they were still there, I’d drive up to taste it again. … Continue reading
Careless Memories
By Duran Duran, 1981 So soon just after you’ve goneMy senses sharpenBut it always takes so damn longBefore I feel how much my eyes have darkened Fear hangs in a plane of gun smokeDrifting in our roomSo easy to disturb, … Continue reading
Welcome to the “Future” of App Deployments
I’m sitting here watching the braintrust in our IT organization tell everyone about a NEW! “PRO!” product that will do database migrations with Jenkins, and I’m just sitting over here thinking about the native migrations available by default in Ruby … Continue reading
I FEEL FANTASTIC
So my new chronic pain doctor gave me a DNA test, and based on the results prescribed me several psychiatric drugs, not for the psychological effects, per se, but because that’s what my brain chemistry supposedly needs according to my … Continue reading
The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
The opposite of “Default Permit” is “Default Deny” and it is a really good idea. It takes dedication, thought, and understanding to implement a “Default Deny” policy, which is why it is so seldom done. It’s not that much harder … Continue reading
Trump Lies
The kind of people who voted for Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy, Willie Brown, Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, Bob Mendez, Andrew Cuomo, Rod Blagojevich, Charlie Rangel, and, yes, even Joe Biden all seem to suddenly have a … Continue reading